FEDERAL DIARY: STEPHEN BARR Competitive Sourcing Report Sparks Debate Over Workforce Quality A report showing that relatively few Defense Department employees have lost their jobs because of the Bush administration's "competitive sourcing" program drew clashing, and predictable, responses this week.
IN THE LOOP: AL KAMEN Snow on the Trail Treasury Secretary John W. "Battleground" Snow, ridding us at long last of that annoying and silly tradition of keeping the Treasury Department above the political fray, continues his work in states seen as critical to President Bush on Election Day.
Flu Shots Diverted The federal government has diverted 300,000 doses of flu vaccine originally intended for federal employees and the military to high-risk civilian groups.
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